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Palin urges Obama to mourn ex-Navy SEAL

'Sad to see that flags aren't flying at half staff for this American hero'

Published: 02/11/2013 at 1:47 PM

(CNN) – Sarah Palin said she hopes President Barack Obama “pays his respects” to the slain former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who was killed at a shooting range by a fellow veteran on February 2.

In Dallas for the funeral, the former Alaska governor said she and her husband “find it sad to see that flags aren’t flying at half staff for this American hero.”

“We’re surrounded today by American patriots here in Texas – by Chris’ fellow veterans and active duty warriors,” she wrote on Facebook Monday morning. “In honor of them, I hope our commander in chief pays his respects in some gesture of condolence for their comrade in arms who sacrificed so much to keep him and all of us safe.”